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How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you buy new business assets with the proceeds from selling old ones, check if you're eligible, how to claim
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol
What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.
Find out if you need to apply for approval to sell alcohol to another business.
How to use Method 1 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Selling or giving away an asset you claimed capital allowances on - balancing charges, balancing allowances, closing your business, how to claim and pay tax on your tax return
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Norway.
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you sell shares, claiming tax relief
Ways to sell to the public sector - including the Digital Marketplace, Contracts Finder
Find out how ECO providers can sell 'lots' to energy companies in return for ECO subsidy, what are the rules and who can trade.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
How to use VAT margin schemes - records you need to keep, invoicing and VAT return reporting
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Capital Gains Tax when you sell a property that's not your home: work out your gain and pay your tax on buy-to-let, business, agricultural and inherited properties
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